Suzuki coupling of 17-iodoandrosta-5, 16-dien-3β-ol (1) and 17-iodoandrosta-4, 16-dien-3- one (2) with nine heteroaryl boronic acids (mainly 2-or 3-furanyl, thienyl, benzofuranyl and benzothienyl boronic acid derivatives) were carried out under normal Suzuki condition (Pd (PPh3) 4, 2M Na2CO3 and MeOH), generally yielded C17-heteroaryl steroids in moderate (10–60%) yields, but furanyl-2-and 5-chlorothienyl-2-boronic acid did not give any ...